HBR Working Dads Collection (6 Books)

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The Family 360 Review

by Scott Edinger

Quick Takes

• Create a safe space
• Give your family the questions in advance
• Tell them what you’re hoping to learn
• Listen and ask clarifying questions
• Create a plan to incorporate their feedback

Understanding how others experience us is an important tool for change, in the workplace and especially at home, where it’s easy to overlook the impact we have because we are so busy being parents and partners. How can we measure how we’re doing as parents? What work tools might we adapt to use at home? Informal 360-degree assessments, which rely on the power of conversation and connection, seem like a good place to start.

I decided to conduct a 360-degree parenting review with my two daughters. When I announced ...